---
name: "srec2fw"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "prism2-usb-firmware-installer"
version: "0.2.9+dfsg-5"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/srec2fw"
---

# srec2fw(1)

convert from SREC format to linux kernel format

## NAME

srec2fw - convert from SREC format to linux kernel format

## SYNOPSIS

**srec2fw** \[*OPTION*\]... \[*src.hex*\] \[*dst.fw*\]

## DESCRIPTION

Converts srec firmware files into binary representation for use by Linux kernel.

If the source file is \`-' stdin will be read, and if destination file is \`-' the converted data will be written to stdout.

- **-w**

  Source file uses wide records (16-bit length)

## RETURN VALUE

Returns 0 if no errors were encountered.

## EXAMPLES

**srec2fw firmware.hex firmware.fw**

## AUTHOR

Karl Relton \<karllinuxtest.relton@ntlworld.com\>, David Woodhouse \<dwmw2@infradead.org\>, Jan Harkes \<jaharkes@cs.cmu.edu\>